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Ignatius is born in the Basque region of Spain inside of the family's castle. He was the youngest of thirteen children. Although he was baptized with the name Íñigo, his name mistakenly appeared as Ignatius on an important document, and decides to keep the name Ignatius because of St. Ignatius of Antioch, whom he admired.
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Ignatius joins the army under Antonio Manrique De Lara. Ignatius' excellent leadership skills make him a vital piece of the army. Ignatius is never injured in battle up unil a cannon ball shatteres his leg in the Battle of Pamplona.
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In the midst of defending a tower from the Fench at the Battle of Pampalona, Ignatius is hit by a cannon ball, wounding one of his legs and breaking the other. He has to undergo various operations to repair his leg, one of which is performed by the French, and others by the Spanish. Almost all of his surgical operations were unsuccesfull, giving him a limp for the rest of his life. This all happened before anaesthetics were created, making the grusome surguries extremely painfull.
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After reading books abouts saints while his leg is healing, Ignatius becomes strongly devoted to God. The once wealthy, army general, sells all he has and begins a life of poverty. Under Pope Paul III, the Society of Jesus officialy becomes established, and Ignatius is the main creator.
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While living in Rome in 1556, Ignatius dies from a sickness known as "The Roman Fever," which may have been what is presently called Malaria, because Malaria was going around at that time in Italy. He was sixty-five years old at the time of his death. The Jesuit Church in Rome, The Gesu, holds the body of St Ignatius underneath the altar.
